Program Manager, In-Vehicle Infotainment

Program Manager, In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI)

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Launched in 2023, Integrated Services creates and markets new customer experiences by integrating hardware, software and services across Ford Blue, Model e and Ford Pro. These products and services allow Ford's retail and commercial customers to customize their vehicles like never before with OTA (over-the-air)-driven experiences that grow better over time. Ford is developing leadership at the forefront of connected, digital platforms that will revolutionize every aspect of how vehicles function, the way people interact with them, and the value those vehicles provide.

What you'll do...

Within the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) Product Management team, there is a significant volume of project management responsibilities that require attention. This role aims to alleviate the burden on Product Managers by handling these tasks, thereby allowing them more time to engage directly with customers and focus on delivering exceptional products. We require a program manager that would track and plan the demand across our team. Furthermore, this position will take ownership of our Jira and project tracking tools, creating comprehensive dashboards to gauge the effectiveness of our product team, and meticulously monitoring key objectives and outcomes from inception to completion.

Project Management

• Support project management activities for the IVI Product team
• Coordinate and track IVI project timelines, milestones, and deliverables
• Facilitate adherence to project management methodologies, standards, and procedures to ensure consistent project delivery in support of IVI and Integrated Services goals
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify project requirements, scope and objectives
• Be an advocate for agile adoption across IVI to enable customer centricity and speed to market
• Support all Product Managers on IVI to effectively plan and manage complex, cross-functional digital and offline projects from the initial ideation phase through final execution and sustainability

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, business, and marketing to gather feedback and align product priorities to ensure project success.
• Develop streamlined communication and feedback channels for IVI to ensure transparency, awareness, knowledge, adoption and recognition of product priorities
• Assist in the development and maintenance of project plans and documentation
• Increase consistency and efficacy across teams, aligning to workforce strategy and business priorities
• Conduct regular project status meetings and provide updates to stakeholders

Metrics, KPIs & Continuous Improvement

• Support in tracking product metrics and project success, identifying areas that need attention
• Create and map PI plans across each of the IVI platforms, and support Platform Product Managers with roadmap management
• Curate dashboards within Jira or other tools to showcase and track progress towards product goals and deliverables
• Own and drive changes within the IVI Jira project, intaking improvement ideas and tracking idea progression
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the IVI product team

This position is remote unless the candidate lives within 50 miles of one of the offices then it will be hybrid.

Goals for the Position:

• Enable Product Managers to Focus on Core Responsibilities: Alleviate the project management burden on Product Managers so they can focus on strategic product development and customer engagement.
• Enhance Project Coordination: Streamline project management processes to ensure timely delivery and high-quality output.
• Improve Communication Channels: Establish and maintain effective communication channels with all stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Optimize Metrics and KPIs: Develop and maintain comprehensive dashboards and reports to track and measure team operational performance and success.
• Foster Continuous Improvement: Implement and advocate for continuous improvement practices within the team to drive innovation and efficiency.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree or combination of education and equivalent experience
• 3+ years of demonstrated experiences contributing to organizational process improvements, changes, and innovation Experience managing complex
• 1+ years of Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects with autonomy in an unstructured environment
• 1+ years of experience with the creation of dashboards to track project performance

Even better, you may have...

• Superior communication and persuasion skills; ability to communicate complex messages and trade-offs to tell a compelling data-drive story and deliver recommendations for action
• Ability to think critically and apply a design / system thinking approach toward operationally efficient work
• Passion for self growth and desire to learn new skills and gain knowledge
• Experience within vehicle architecture, their roadmaps, constraints and complexities
• Product Management / Product Ownership experience
• Familiarity with Jira
• Process documentation and training experience
• Ability to influence without authority
• Entrepreneurial spirit, persistence, and resilience; methodical thinker with an ability to thrive on and drive change while navigating ambiguity.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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This position is a range of salary grades 7-8 .

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Requisition ID : 33691